About layout object, part, and background styles
Each layout theme includes default styles for the objects and layout parts that you create while using that theme. Some themes have additional default styles for some objects. For example, some themes include styles for how the dots on a slide control are displayed or for formatting rows in portals. A theme also includes a default style for the layout background. Styles give objects and parts on a layout a consistent appearance. They also save you the time of reassigning formatting attributes each time you create a new object or part.
You can modify default styles or design new styles and save them for use on the current layout. When you edit and save formatting attributes for styles that are applied to multiple objects or layout parts, your changes are applied to all objects and parts that use those styles on the current layout.
You can also create new styles with custom names, which you can then apply to objects, layout parts, or the layout background on the current layout. Any styles you modify and save or any custom styles that you create apply only to the current layout.
To use your custom styles on other layouts, save your styles to a theme. You can save custom styles to FileMaker Pro themes or you can create new custom themes.
As you create and work with styles and themes:
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Use the Styles tab in the Inspector to view and apply defined styles.
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Use the Appearance tab in the Inspector to create and modify styles and themes.
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Use the Change Theme dialog box to apply default and custom themes to layouts in a file.
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Use the Manage Themes dialog box to see which themes are in use in a file, and to import themes from other files.
Related topics 
Viewing and applying layout object, part, or background styles
Editing layout object, part, or background styles
Creating new layout object, part, or background styles
Renaming layout object, part, or background styles
Reverting changes to layout object, part, or background styles
Deleting layout object, part, or background styles
Copying formatting attributes between layout objects, parts, or backgrounds
How FileMaker Pro displays formatting attributes
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